JSE lists AI ETF
South Africa’s JSE listed a new AI‑focused active ETF this week to expand access to global tech and AI exposure — a signal that institutional AI strategies are proliferating beyond US markets. That listing provides a fresh conversation starter for wealthy clients asking about thematic, global allocations. (allafrica.com)
The new product is the Ivy EasyETFs AI Innovation Actively Managed ETF, trading under ticker IVYAI and introduced to the JSE Main Board on 25 March 2026. (jse.co.za) (clientportal.jse.co.za) The listed AMETF is managed on-exchange by EasyETFs (RF) (Pty) Ltd with an Investment Management Agreement appointing African Ivy Investment Holdings t/a Ivy Asset Management as the underlying portfolio manager. (sharenet.co.za) The fund documents state the portfolio is expected to hold approximately 50 global companies across the AI ecosystem and targets long‑term capital growth through a research‑driven quantitative and qualitative equity strategy. (cdn.prod.website-files.com) Market‑making and primary‑market liquidity for IVYAI are supported by Jane Street Financial Services, listed as the market maker in the JSE market notice for the listing. (clientportal.jse.co.za) Ivy Asset Management describes an investment team led by CEO Bruce Main and including data scientist Mathew Bernath on the portfolio committee, signalling an explicitly data‑driven stock selection process for the AMETF. (jse.co.za) (cdn.prod.website-files.com) The listing arrives as South Africa’s ETF market broadens — industry reporting notes roughly 133 ETFs on the JSE with a combined market capitalisation above R249 billion, and commentators have highlighted the emergence of actively managed ETFs as a growing segment on the local exchange. (african-markets.com) (ninetyone.com)
